OUTDOOR CLASSES
OUTDOOR CLASSES
WHO WE ARE
Our guiding pillars, ROCK:
Routesetting
Sportrock has some of the best routesetters in the country and one of only a handful of level 5 USA Climbing Certified Routestters. They work hard to set the most creative, challenging, diverse, and fun boulder problems and routes. With all of our expansions over the years, we offer state of the art climbing terrain with the tallest walls in the Metro DC area.
Original
We are one of the first indoor rock climbing gyms in the country. Sportrock was founded in 1994 by a group of climbers who outgrew a home wall in Zich’s Garage, an unused auto garage shop. Even after 5 expansions over 26 years, we have stayed true to being a climbing gym rooted in top-notch climbing and building a strong community of climbers.
Community
Whether it’s within the walls of Sportrock or on a larger scale reaching out to various audiences. We use rock climbing as a platform to expand our community. We host a weekly Parkinsons Group, adaptive climbing, at-risk youths, fundraisers for various causes are just some examples.
Knowledge
We are committed to being a teaching/learning gym. With the addition of the Sportrock Performance Institute, Sportrock is committed to developing youth and adult athletes of every skill level, from beginner to high-performance athletes. Whether they only climb indoors or want to venture outside, we are committed to educating and preparing climbers to reach their goals.
Routesetting
Sportrock has some of the best routesetters in the country and one of only a handful of level 5 USA Climbing Certified Routestters. They work hard to set the most creative, challenging, diverse, and fun boulder problems and routes. With all of our expansions over the years, we offer state of the art climbing terrain with the tallest walls in the Metro DC area.
WHO WE ARE
Our guiding pillars, ROCK:
Original
We are one of the first indoor rock climbing gyms in the country. Sportrock was founded in 1994 by a group of climbers who outgrew a home wall in Zich’s Garage, an unused auto garage shop. Even after 5 expansions over 26 years, we have stayed true to being a climbing gym rooted in top-notch climbing and building a strong community of climbers.
Community
Whether it’s within the walls of Sportrock or on a larger scale reaching out to various audiences. We use rock climbing as a platform to expand our community. We host a weekly Parkinsons Group, adaptive climbing, at-risk youths, fundraisers for various causes are just some examples.
Knowledge
We are committed to being a teaching/learning gym. With the addition of the Sportrock Performance Institute, Sportrock is committed to developing youth and adult athletes of every skill level, from beginner to high-performance athletes. Whether they only climb indoors or want to venture outside, we are committed to educating and preparing climbers to reach their goals.
MEET THE TEAM
Climbers come from every walk of life and the leadership team at Sportrock is no different.
We are (former) teachers, bakers, business owners, designers, students, military members, athletes, world travelers, and corporate professionals. We’ve chosen Sportrock as our career and our shared passion for climbing has created a unified purpose.
Lillian Chao - Quinlan
PRESIDENT
Andrew Kozak
SENIOR DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR OF SR STERLING
Jeremy Hardin
SENIOR DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR OF ROUTESETTING
Sean Taft - Morales
DIRECTOR OF SR ALEXANDRIA & OUTDOOR PROGRAMS
James Anastasion
DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP
Molly Donelan
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & EVENTS
Taylor Reed
DIRECTOR OF THE SRPI
Jeffrey Shor
MARKETING MANAGER
Xander Wong
YOUTH PROGRAMS MANAGER
Adam Camacho
RETAIL MANAGER
PASSIONATELY TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATION
We are proud of our amazing coaches who dedicate their time to supporting, teaching, and guiding our Youth Team athletes to achieve their best!
Taylor Reed – Director of the Sportrock Performance Institute
Xander Wong – Youth Programs Manager
Ed Paris - Sterling Youth Programs Coordinator
Junior Team Head Coaches:
Nik Lowman – Alexandria S3 | Competitive Team Head Coach
Xander Wong – Alexandria S2 | Advanced Team Head Coach
Chris Oshinski – Sterling S3 | Competitive Team Head Coach
Jesse Herr – Sterling S2 | Advanced Team Head Coach
